The journey starts from the Titanic

For Situ Nan, this business was a bit of a loss, but it was worthwhile to sell the equipment that was about to be phased out in Bethlehem to the Indians. Besides, the further development of India's economy after the war was indeed profitable.

In addition to the steel joint venture, Situ Nan also received a $500,000 dye order from the Tata Family Textile Company.

After Giant became a shareholder of German BASF, it not only obtained synthetic ammonia technology, but also bought some dye production technology from BASF’s parent company IG Dyestuff Industry Holding Company. In addition to its own unique Bailang multi-interest technology, Giant invested heavily in chemistry. Industry, strive to make breakthroughs in major fields such as dyes, coatings, fertilizers, and plastics, and become a world-class chemical company.

In the era of great development, from the nation to the individual groups are racing against time, because there is a guy named Darwin behind with a stick in his back urging you, whoever falls behind will hit you with a stick, even It's that simple to beat you to death.

Although Giant has made remarkable achievements in medicine, in the face of rapid development and expanding market, Giant must take a more fanatical attitude and boldly forge ahead in order to gain a place in increasingly fierce market competition.Diversification is currently the way for giant companies to go.

To Situ Nan's joy, Giant Company improved the formula of indigo dye from BASF and produced pigments for dyeing denim.With the popularity of denim clothing in the western United States, Giant's dye business has also started to flourish.

After Situ Nan arrived in Mumbai and inspected local textile companies, he found that the dyes market here is very promising, so he put his idea on the Tata family. Therefore, after the joint steel company, Situ Nan also went to Tata. The company promotes the dye products of Giant Company.

Not only India, but also major textile countries such as China and Japan have a vast market, which urgently needs giant companies to explore.But that was no longer what Situ Nan was worried about.

After a short stay in Mumbai, the William had already replenished its supplies and proceeded to set off. The target is Penang!

"Renqiao, I have set off from Mumbai and will arrive at Penang in the near future."

Situ Nan sat in the telegraph room to telegraph Li Renqiao.At the end, I couldn't help adding, "Please wait with a big meal! Be careful, don't curry!"

Thinking of the pearl-like islands in the South China Sea, vast land, rich resources, and hardworking Chinese, those will be the place where he dreams to take off again. Situ Nanyue became more excited about it and couldn’t help but pull out the map, constantly Check the map of Nanyang and think about the complicated relationship between the faults.This time he came to Nanyang, not only to tour the mountains and water, but more importantly, to discuss the development strategy of Nanyang Foundation in Nanyang.

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Penang.Li family.

Li Renqiao broke up with Situ Nan in Paris and returned to Penang early for more than a month.That day, when he received a telegram from Situ Nan, he happily walked out of the room and came to his father.

"Dad!" He greeted an elderly man in the living room, his voice a little higher than usual.

"Yeah." The man faintly replied, picking up the teacup and continuing to drink tea. He glanced at Li Renqiao through the curling smoke, and sighed in his heart as he looked at his mature son.

He is Li Renqiao's father, Li Yuanshan.A well-known businessman in Penang, a leader of Chinese businessmen.

"Ren Qiao, if you are happy, is there a happy event?" a middle-aged woman asked with a smile. She wore a silk robe, her face was kind and graceful and generous, somewhat similar to Li Ren Qiao.

She is Li Renqiao’s mother, Liu Shufen. Qian Qingyi was the woman of a diplomat stationed in Nanyang. She later married Li Yuanshan, a wealthy businessman.Soon after, he gave birth to Li Renqiao.She is the most authoritative woman in this mansion.

"Mom. My friend in the United States will be here in a few days. You find someone to clean up the room and free up all the elegant gardens in the West Wing." Li Renqiao smiled.

"Oh? What friend? Want to make so many rooms?" Liu Shufen asked in surprise.There are about ten rooms in the Graceland in the West Wing. It was just built soon. It was originally built for Li Renqiao to use as a parent in the future, but after Li Renqiao came back, he stayed in the original room, either reading or doing experiments, so he was too lazy to move to the new house next door. go with.In his words, he was used to the old room.

"The rich man in the United States is much wider than the rich man here! Isn't it hard to say if you don't see us here?" Li Renqiao smiled.He was used to speaking casually in the United States, so he didn't change it when he returned home.

Li Renqiao quietly looked at his father Li Yuanshan, and suddenly noticed that Li Yuanshan's mouth was grinning, his beard trembled slightly, and his eyes were a little sulking. He thought to himself that the old man is the treasure of this family property and insisted on me to inherit it. This is too...stubborn.

Seeing Li Yuanshan's hand slowly reaching for the crutches next to him, he quickly explained: "This is Situ Nan, whom I mentioned to you. I will be in Penang in two days. He is coming to Nanyang this time and he is expected to live a period of time."

"That's the rich Situ Nan you mentioned?" Li Yuanshan asked loudly, and after looking at Li Renqiao nodding, he stroked his beard again: "Well, it turned out to be him. The old man wanted to meet that amazing boy."

"Then we have to entertain people well." Madam Li agreed, turned her head, and said to Li Renqiao: "In the morning, the people from the Liu family came and said, let you go to Liu's house free. Britain is back. Look at when your marriage is over, it has been delayed for several years, and you are not young."

"Mom! It's not in a hurry, I'll talk about it later!" Li Renqiao frowned, scratched his head, and suddenly said: "I remember that there is still an experiment that I haven't done. Let me go. Noon and night are required for me to eat. ."

After speaking, Li Renqiao slipped away.

"Master, look! This..." Mother Li stomped and said anxiously.

"Isn't it all you are used to?" Li Yuanshan said happily, "If you didn't protect him, he would dare to change schools without telling me to switch to chemistry without studying business? When he graduated a few years ago, I said he wanted Catch it back, but you refused. Later, the girl from the Liu family also went to study in the UK for several years. Young people nowadays are always so wild and disobedient."

"What's wrong with my support for my son to study chemistry? Are you not very happy that Renqiao won the Beibei Award? You said he is promising?" Li's mother was a little bit angry.

"It's the Nobel Prize, not the Babe Prize, I have no knowledge!" Li Yuanshan corrected, "Well, this is the first time we Chinese have suffered. Can I be upset? That is an honor even more prestigious than the champion. Honor, Do you understand?"

"Yes, I don't understand, you understand." Mother Li smiled and began to complain again, "Renqiao is twenty-seven and eighty-eight, and the girl from the Liu family is twenty-three and four. You said that the marriage has been suspended for several years. Can I be a mother in a hurry?"

"That's true. This matter should be settled, and they can't be left to them." Li Yuanshan nodded and went out to do business.

As a wealthy local businessman, the Li family has dozens of shops and restaurants and a large number of properties in the city, so it is called Li Bancheng.

The Li family also has two large plantations outside Penang, a tin mine, employing thousands of workers.The shrewd Li Yuanshan is optimistic about trade with the mainland. Not long ago, he opened a foreign bank that specializes in trade between Penang and Guangzhou. He sells local coconut oil, rice, pepper and other agricultural products to Guangzhou and Shanghai, and from the mainland. Imports of tea, silk, porcelain and other commodities are going back and forth, and the family business is becoming more and more developed.At present, the assets are close to ten million yuan.

After the First World War, the Malayan colony industry began to rise, and a number of modern factories slowly emerged from the traditional handicraft industry.Li Yuanshan felt that selling tin mines to European companies would not be as profitable as producing tin ingots by themselves. However, when he asked Jardine Matheson to inquire about the market, the other party quoted him a high price, which made him unacceptable. Li Yuanshan wondered if he could Import equipment from the United States.

"I heard that Meihua Company is very powerful, I wonder if this Meihua company can help me introduce equipment from the United States?" With doubt, Li Yuanshan entered Meihua (Penang) Company for the second time. Yao Hongmin, general manager of the Nanyang branch of the Chinese company.

As soon as I walked in, I saw a man in his thirties and a shrewd suit approaching him.

"Mr. Li, welcome. This is Yao Hongmin. I am embarrassed last time, but I left temporarily." Yao Hongmin enthusiastically held Li Yuanshan's hand.

He just returned from the Minas Oilfield across the sea, and he also received news from Situ Nan that the main members of the Nanyang Foundation will hold a secret meeting in Penang to discuss future development strategies, so he hurriedly rushed. come back.

"Where? Mr. Yao is polite, the old man interrupted." Li Yuanshan said politely.

After taking the seat, Yao Hongmin said directly: "Mr. Li, I already know your intentions. Investing in tin factories is indeed more promising than just selling tin mines. Our Meihua Company has always been committed to helping national capitalists by importing tin from the United States. The processing equipment is covered by us. The equipment will be shipped to Penang within three months. Don't worry!"

"What about the price?" Li Yuanshan asked.

"300,000 (silver dollars)! From beneficiation to the production of tin ingots, all are machined, with an annual output of 20 tons of crude tin," Yao Hongmin reported a number.

This made Li Yuanshan breathe a sigh of relief. Meihua's quotation was 20% lower than Jardine's!

The British are so dark!

Li Yuanshan cursed inwardly, but fortunately he was not fooled by the British.He calculated it, the current international tin price is 2000 ocean tin/ton, 200 tons is 400,000 yuan, that is to say, after the tin factory is successfully put into operation, it will recover the cost and make money in one year?

And after having a tin factory, you can also purchase tin ore from other mines and process it yourself, which can make a fortune. No matter how you look at it, it is a very profitable thing.

Li Yuanshan secretly decided.

Chapter 31 Meihua Company in Action

"Mr. Li, as far as I know, the Malayan tin industry is mostly controlled by the British and Chinese. The British capital is strong and occupy the best mineral resources. Although we Chinese have the ability to resist each other in the tin mining industry. , But it would be too much to pay. In that case, why not unite, unite, and fight with the British?"

Yao Hongmin said.

"Mr. Yao's words are reasonable. But the uniting of Chinese is not easy to operate." Li Yuanshan said embarrassedly.

Most of the overseas Chinese come from Fujian and Guangdong. For various reasons, the Chinese rarely unite and often form small groups in different regions.

For example, the Fujian Chamber of Commerce built by the Southern Fujianese, the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce organized by the Guangdong Province, and the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce are divided into the guest chamber of commerce organized by the Meizhou merchants and the Taishan Chamber of Commerce organized by the Taishanese.

Chinese people who go abroad usually live together with clan as a bond. They speak the same accent, have their eating habits, and maintain the customs and habits of the original country. Therefore, they have formed various relatively closed groups. That is why Li Yuanshan feels embarrassed.

"Hehe. This matter is easy to say, but also difficult to say. It depends on how you operate. But no matter what, if the Chinese do not unite together, it will be difficult for the Chinese to compete with the British. It is like Mr. Li came to me today. Similarly, if you and I are not compatriots, I may not offer a preferential price."

Yao Hongmin smiled.